tetonic plates moving apart

brown eyed girl
reaches for the
unreachable
losses herself
in a moment
in a smile
in a pause
in hope
within the inward
pause
that embraces
childhood dreams
fairy tales your
mother told
days into days
receded
never touching
the strength
of night
of darkness
stood alone
unnoticed
and unshakeable
phantoms whisper
what she cannot hear
his sudden
fixation
out there
face strangely
turned
listening
the shadow approaches
reaches
across the divide
lingers
forms the land